View full sizeThe OrgeonianTriMet will offer extra MAX and bus service in downtown Portland on the night of July 4th.

Just in case you've been living under a pile of Atomic Boom fireworks, here's a reminder that Wednesday is Independence Day (a.k.a,
the 4th of July, The Fourth and the Big Bang).

For people trying to get around the metro area,
that means free parking in downtown Portland and reduced TriMet service –
unless you're heading to the Willamette River waterfront at night.

TriMet will run MAX on Saturday schedules and
buses on Sunday schedules. WES Commuter Rail will not run.

However, Oregon's largest transit agency is adding
extra service for riders attending the fireworks display and Waterfront Blues
Festival in Portland. Additional MAX trains and buses will run as needed from 9
p.m. until the end of service, TriMet said.